Fresh Strawberry Tart – Now with 100% Less Tart Pan

There shouldn’t be a lot of stress involved in making this free-form strawberry tart, since once it’s topped with fresh berries, …

Fresh Strawberry Jam – Because Man Cannot Live on Clotted Cream Alone

Actually, I don’t think you can live on just clotted cream and fruit preserves either, but regardless, as promised, here’s my pre…

Fresh Berry Fool – It Would be a Pity Not to Make This for Labor Day

There are like a thousand approved ways to combine sweet cream and fresh fruit, but this gorgeous fool may be my favorite. Of c…

A poem for the heart...

I read this to the children this morning during school time and it touched my heart so much that I wanted to share it. These phot…

All things wild and wonderful

A few months back a friend gave me a cutting of her pepino melon plant. This week we noticed that the few fruits it had produced …

Day of small beginnings

A friend mentioned to me this week that she wished she could do more in her garden. That she is frustrated about the small patch …

I'm so happy, oh so happy!

When my children were very little (3 and 1) we moved into a small home so that I could stay at home with them and not worry about…